Mark McGwire Admits Using Steroids (CBS News)

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McGwire was a creation of the Steroids Era (Sports Illustrated)
McGwire was a creation of the Steroids Era (Sports Illustrated)

The man who refused to talk about the past finally did. Mark McGwire confirmed on Monday what anyone who has followed baseball over the past five years already knew. He took steroids, not once or twice as so many of his peers have claimed, but on and off throughout the decade that made him famous. "Looking back," McGwire said, "I wish I had never played in the steroid era."


Mark McGwire finally admits using steroids (AP via Yahoo! News)
Mark McGwire finally admits using steroids (AP via Yahoo! News)

Finally willing to talk about the past, Mark McGwire sobbed and sniffled, giving the missing and unsurprising answer to the steroids question.


Mark McGwire finally admits to using steroids throughout his career (Los Angeles Times)
Mark McGwire finally admits to using steroids throughout his career (Los Angeles Times)

Long under suspicion, he emotionally details and apologizes for using banned substances, including in his record-breaking 1998 season. He is due to take over as the St. Louis batting coach. A recluse no more, Mark McGwire finally talked about the past, admitting what virtually everyone in baseball suspected for years, that he used steroids during his 16-year career, including the memorable 1998 ...